Western Cape has 79,9% pass rate
The Western Cape has recorded a matric pass rate of 79,9%, with the highest retention rate in the country - 66% of the learners who started Grade 10 in 2018, completed their matric this year. Premier Alan Winde said in a press release on 23 February that he is most proud of this. He said together with the bachelor's passes, this means that more young people in the province will have access to more opportunities in the future.
Winde said that while the pass rate did show a decline of 2,4%, this is the lowest provincial decline and lower than the average national decrease. "This class has also increased the number of Bachelor's passes to the highest level recorded in the province - with 43,8% of our matric learners achieving a Bachelor's pass."
He said that never before has a matric class experienced what the class of 2020 have gone through in the past year. "You have had your schools closed, you have had to adjust to learning in new ways, and you have had to deal with the fear and uncertainty of returning to school in a pandemic. Many of you will also have experienced loss and grief. And yet, you did not allow this to stop you from completing your matric year."
George results
Schools in George that George Herald spoke to are happy with their results. George Secondary School had 213 learners who wrote full exam. The pass rate of 83,1% is an improvement on the 82,5% pass rate in 2019. George Secondary has one A-aggregate student, Zirquinn Phillips.
Their matric class also achieved a 30,5% bachelor's pass. They hope to build and improve on what they have implemented last year.
York High is proud of its 2020 Grade 12s who performed very well in a difficult year. Its Bachelor’s pass rate is just shy of 80% and the pass rate is 99%. The school says the top three Yorkies were all girls who averaged above 92% and who produced 21 distinctions between them.
"In fact, out of York's 20 learners with an average of above 80%, 15 were girls, with five averaging over 90%. Eight learners achieved seven distinctions each," said principal Francois Moll.
Outeniqua High School's governing body, parents and staff congratulated their matrics who did their best this past year. They have 37 A-candidates, which means 12,25% of the learners achieved an A-average. Principal Christo Vorster said nine matriculants have an average above 90%. Their top ten learners are, from 10 to 1: Kayla Muller 86,9%,
Elka Scholtz 90,1%, Minke Katzke 90,6%, Anna de Villiers 90,7%, Ané Snyman 91%, Olivia Boardman 91,6%, Miré Reinstorf 91,7%, Lize-Mari Colyn 93,9%, Sonica Roux 96,3% (Dux learner) and Rhodé Ferreira 96,3% (Dux learner). This class of 2020 also achieved 465 distinctions.
Results for the other high schools in
George had not been received before going to print.